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MIG Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

"Get off"

Hi.
Please clarify the true meaning of "Got off" in the sentence below.

"Here is the cupcake recipe I got off the internet"

I think it means extract but I failed to find any related definition in dictionaries.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20off
  

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MIG I think it means extract You are right: 'obtained from'. It is not a phrasal verb; it is 'get' (= obtain) plus 'off the internet' (= from the internet).

— Mister Micawber

  • MIG I think it means extract You are right: 'obtained from'.
  • It is not a phrasal verb; it is 'get' (= obtain) plus 'off the internet' (= from the internet).
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MIGI think it means extract
You are right: 'obtained from'. It is not a phrasal verb; it is 'get' (= obtain) plus 'off the internet' (= from the internet).
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Thank you very much Mister Micawber and KG for suggestion.
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MIGThank you very much Mister Micawber and KG
(I have deleted KG's post. It was simply wrong. New members should not rush into trying to answer questions until they have explored our forums and properly assessed their own level of fluency.)
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